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Rock bottom of the Premier League table and without a win from their first five league games, the pressure is slowly increasing on Roberto De Zerbi, and he will hope his players have come back re-energised after spending time with their respective countries.
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players → increase → countries
Meanwhile, those not called up by their countries, or who withdrew through injury, were given a week off before returning to training at Hotspur Way.
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who → call → Way
De Zerbi has bemoaned his side’s lack of fitness this season, so he will no doubt have used the extended break to build his team’s physical robustness as they head into a crucial run of fixtures.
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they → bemoan → fixtures
That said, the Italian faces an anxious waiting game to see what condition Spurs’ internationals turn up in as they make their way back to England over the course of this week.
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they → say → week
Here, Standard Sport assessed the winners and losers from the international break…
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Sport → assess → break
Winners
Antonin Kinsky
Made his senior international debut for the Czech Republic as they were beaten 3-1 by Spain.
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they → make → Spain
An important milestone for the 23-year-old, even if his side were well beaten by the World Cup holders.
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side → beat → holders
The veteran full-back made his 100th appearance for Scotland, captaining Sebastien Pocognoli’s side to a 2-0 win over North Macedonia.
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back → make → Macedonia
Robertson is just the second man to reach 100 appearances for Scotland and is closing in on Kenny Dalglish’s all-time record of 102 caps.
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Robertson → reach → caps
Scored a hat-trick as France U21s beat Switzerland 7-1 to take his tally for the international break to five goals.
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U21s → score → goals
Also came off the bench to score the winning goal as France beat Luxembourg 3-2 to seal their spot at the European Under-21 Championship finals next summer.
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France → come → finals
Luca Williams-Barnett
Played a starring role for England’s U19s, scoring in back-to-back games against Norway and the USA.
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Barnett → play → Norway
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Scored a brace as Egypt ran out 5-0 winners in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan.
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Egypt → read → Sudan
De Zerbi will hope Marmoush’s first goals of the season can provide a much-needed confidence boost.
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goals → hope → boost
Mateus Fernandes
Captained Portugal’s U21s to qualification for the European Under-21 Championship finals, assisting Goncalo Oliveira from a corner as they beat Gibraltar 4-0.
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they → captain → Gibraltar
Despite turning down a call-up to play for Ghana, Kudus is arguably the biggest winner from the international break after choosing to focus on his rehabilitation from a serious quad injury.
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Kudus → turn → injury
Kudus could feasibly have played over the international break but did not want to risk suffering a setback and instead chose to work with Spurs’ medical team to ensure he is back to his best.
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he → play → best
The Tottenham captain is expected to be fit, but the innocuous injury potentially leaves De Zerbi with another selection headache.
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injury → expect → headache
Jan Paul van Hecke
Returned to Spurs early after suffering a foot injury in the Netherlands’ first game against Serbia.
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Hecke → return → Serbia
Van Hecke completed the 90 minutes but saw the issue flare up in an open training session the following day.
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issue → complete → session
It is unclear how severe the injury is and whether Van Hecke will be fit to face United this weekend.
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Hecke → face → United
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